VIKES beat PACKERS AGAIN!

A great time was had by all - as we cheered on the VIKES today! (They beat the Packers . . . 38-26 . . IN Green Bay!)

The game was good - but the company today was EVEN BETTER! All my Nordin cousins came over - for food, family, and FUN!! We had a table FULL of yummies - pulled pork, deli meats and cheeses, shrimp, chips, Hawaiian bread and spinach dip, Vikings cake - and more - but you get the point! :) Thanks cousins - for coming out on a GORGEOUS fall day!






Alice loved having Penelope over to play! (I can just imagine these girls in a year or so!)

Jon, Genevieve, & Penelope!


Jim, Michele, Abby, Adam

(I don't have pics of Julie, Heidi - or ME - but you see us all the time!!) :)

Happy Halloween

Except for getting hyped up about Alice's and Lonny's Halloween - I kind of hung out - got my 2 piece chicken dinner from Rainbow's Deli, watched Grey's Anatomy, and handed out candy . . missed a party at Ann's - but it's ok. . it was nice to just chill. Here are some picks of my night:

My first Trick-or-Treater (I only 2 more after Alice!)


Watch out! She's Wonder Woman!!


cutest girls at the party


Wonder Woman and her . . trusty sidekicks?!?!?


Baxter Delmar


Bella Sera


Notice the two babies in the doorway watching me take this photo!


Alice came over after trick-or-treating for some yogurt :)

Dress Like A Student Day

It was Spirit Week this week - and today was "Dress Like A Student/Teacher Day" (so we dressed like kids - and they dressed like us) . . imagine my little 7th grader in white button-down shirt, tucked into black jeans, his ID on a lanyard around his neck, prop glasses, and a prop coffee cup from Holiday. . . (cute) - . . me - I just spent the day "saggin'" as my kids call it - wearing my brothers pants, oversize T shirt, and a huge hoodie borrowed from one of my 8th graders. During the day, I heard that I looked like a few things (all of which I agree with) :) - A student (totally successful in looking like one of my boys) - My brother (yup - Lonny's twin) - and a bull-dyke (sorry Lonny (and 8th grade boys) - but I have to agree that I definitely looked like some of my softball buddies!)


Mikki, Me, Becky, Amy, Sara in the morning (before my hoodie arrived :)

TWolves win Home Opener!

I went to the Timberwolves home opener with Julie. It was a good time -

A. We got to see the new Target Field all lit up (ready for the Twins this spring!!)

B. We ate yummy nachos :) tee hee hee . . . and. . .

C. We WON!! Holy Moly - I can't believe they pulled it off - but they did!

Amy-In-Anoka update

I took this picture of Amy for a bulletin board in my classroom - but she looks so good in it - that I had to share with all of you who have been following her story. Amy still isn't able to eat - and battles off and on with pains and infections - but we're all so hopeful that her tummy will start to "wake up" on its own (there are new gurgles and sounds each time she sees Doc Baker) - or will start up after her upcoming Dec/Jan surgery (hell ya - she's freaked out about that!) :) Keep thinking of her . . I am convinced it has been all the positive thoughts and prayers that have gotten her this far!!!

Fall Sundays

I've kind of been sticking to a routine on Sundays also! Football and Crafting. Crafting and Football. A typical Sunday has been Julie coming over to craft. Alice coming over to craft or to watch a movie (doesn't she look like a teenager here!?!) - and of course Lon, Jaime, and Lonny3 also come over to watch the VIKES WIN!

The Wiggles

Well - not all Saturdays are swimming and libraries. . . today was a SPECIAL day - where we all packed in the Vibe to head downtown to see The Wiggles! Alice had a great time! (except for the fact that she forgot to bring her toy guitar as planned) However - we're already planning next time - as there are "things" to these concerts. . . The guys have the house lights turned up so they can read all the signs out loud, kids bring flowers for Dorothy the Dinosaur, and bones for Wags the Dog. The Wiggles put on a great show!

. . .on our way!




Murray came up to our section to read a sign - Alice and I went up to wave to him

Fall Saturdays

Lonny3 is getting "bigger and bigger every day!"

On Saturdays I get to hang out with my favorite kids . . . and adding to our usual trips to the Library. . .Alice and I have been doing "Mommy and Me" swimming lessons! (you know the ones - where the adult is in the water too. . .) The swimming is awesome fun - Alice loves playing with the noodles and kickboards, jumping off the edge into my arms (but her teacher has to remind her to keep her mouth shut when she jumps in!) . . and a highlight after lessons - is getting to take showers in the locker room!



Alice called me over - to show me what she had done on the white board during our last trip to the library :)

Second Snow . . .

. . . was even better! (this is walking into my school Monday morning)

Firt Snow Of The Season

. . . and the puppies LOVED it! :)